Balcones Rumble Cask Reserve

Mostly a balanced, strong cask strength rum but there's a sour Woody note that hits the top of my mouth every sip that I don't care for. I'm not sure what this is but it kills it for me.

Another spectacular spirit from Balcones. It may not be a whiskey, but has all of the complexity you come to expect out of Balcones. The fig and honey are well pronounced on the nose and while high proof - it is velvety. I like to add a drop of water to take a bit of the edge off.

I definitely get the rum in Rumble. When I read fig in the description I realized I didn’t remember enough about that taste to pick it out, so I got one (a fig). It’s there! I enjoyed this much more than I expected to and I wonder how other releases will compare to this 65.6 ABV batch.